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I can confirm also that when I had LP and sports pack a couple of years ago, the replays were always blacked out. It would have been nice if they weren't. I never understood that, if I'm paying for LP, what do they care if I watch it live or delayed?

Wow, TWC is pathetic. This would never happen with FSW/Prime Ticket. What am i talking about?
Last night before the game, TWC had the live Kareem unveiling from 4:30 PM to just after 6 PM. It was wonderful seeing all the NBA stars including Riley, West, Magic, etc. paying tribute to Kareem including the unveil of the statue. I got emotional especially when Kareem thanked the fans and how they always ask him how he's doing (Kareem has Leukemia). It was something as a Laker fan i will always remember.
So what does TWC do? NOTHING. They show the Laker/Suns game about 8 times, Laker access about 20 times, even the Laker Girls for about 10 times etc. No replay of the unveiling, nothing. And i looked at my guide for the next few days, and nothing. Now you know why i got rid of TWC.

i see what you mean with miller. btw, was he ever a head coach? from the graphics the network shows, it seems his claim to fame was being an assistant.

Yes. He basically has been an assistant coach at all levels. His closest link (if you can even call it that) to the Lakers is that he was an assistant coach with USC.

He seems to be trying so hard to win the hearts of the southland fans by praising everything and anything about the Lakers, considering he is a "newcomer" to the organization. I would actually prefer the hear criticisms, when they are justified. Even the great Chick Hearn (the biggest Laker supporter of them all) would let us know his displeasure and frustration with the team when they were playing poorly. He wasn't nice about it, either.

Anyhow, getting back to Dave Miller, all other analysts on the TWCSN show have some kind of connection to the Lakers. (Former players, beat writers for the team, former FSN West or local news talent, etc.) I can't figure out why TWCSN chose to go with Miller.

Wow, TWC is pathetic. This would never happen with FSW/Prime Ticket. What am i talking about?Last night before the game, TWC had the live Kareem unveiling from 4:30 PM to just after 6 PM. It was wonderful seeing all the NBA stars including Riley, West, Magic, etc. paying tribute to Kareem including the unveil of the statue. I got emotional especially when Kareem thanked the fans and how they always ask him how he's doing (Kareem has Leukemia). It was something as a Laker fan i will always remember.So what does TWC do? NOTHING. They show the Laker/Suns game about 8 times, Laker access about 20 times, even the Laker Girls for about 10 times etc. No replay of the unveiling, nothing. And i looked at my guide for the next few days, and nothing. Now you know why i got rid of TWC.

Yes. That is a shame. One would imagine that with all the repeats shown throughout the day, TWCSN could at least find a time slot or two to show a replay of the Cap's Ceremony.

Yes. He basically has been an assistant coach at all levels. His closest link (if you can even call it that) to the Lakers is that he was an assistant coach with USC.

He seems to be trying so hard to win the hearts of the southland fans by praising everything and anything about the Lakers, considering he is a "newcomer" to the organization. I would actually prefer the hear criticisms, when they are justified. Even the great Chick Hearn (the biggest Laker supporter of them all) would let us know his displeasure and frustration with the team when they were playing poorly. He wasn't nice about it, either.

Anyhow, getting back to Dave Miller, all other analysts on the TWCSN show have some kind of connection to the Lakers. (Former players, beat writers for the team, former FSN West or local news talent, etc.) I can't figure out why TWCSN chose to go with Miller.

Big Game James Worthy has assumed that studio analyst role of being harsh, upfront, and telling it like it.He's been doing it ever since he's become a TV studio sports analyst on KCAL 9 and now on this channel.

But yes I agree Dave Miller is pretty bad and I wouldn't mind seeing him replaced some time soon.I didn't even like him when he did video analysis clips for ESPN LA's website last season.

Us Laker fans though should be glad that TWC SportsNet didn't hire Jim Hill to work them.I couldn't stand him on KCAL 9.

I would have liked to seen them hire Kiki Vandeweghe, Michael Cooper, or even Norm Nixon to work them.

"Big Shot Rob" (Robert Horry) is going to start working on a part time basis as a TV analyst for TWC SportsNet starting this coming Tuesday.

Wow, TWC is pathetic. This would never happen with FSW/Prime Ticket. What am i talking about?Last night before the game, TWC had the live Kareem unveiling from 4:30 PM to just after 6 PM. It was wonderful seeing all the NBA stars including Riley, West, Magic, etc. paying tribute to Kareem including the unveil of the statue. I got emotional especially when Kareem thanked the fans and how they always ask him how he's doing (Kareem has Leukemia). It was something as a Laker fan i will always remember.So what does TWC do? NOTHING. They show the Laker/Suns game about 8 times, Laker access about 20 times, even the Laker Girls for about 10 times etc. No replay of the unveiling, nothing. And i looked at my guide for the next few days, and nothing. Now you know why i got rid of TWC.

not sure what your complaint is as i watched the ceremony live on twc sportsnet. i don't think they replayed it which is shameful.

I'm amazed at how weak the lineup is. It is pretty much a channel on a loop with a couple of games a week and a couple of hours a week of programming shown over and over again.

The channel did carry the Wyoming-UNLV football game Saturday in the clear for Sports Pack subs outside SoCal. It will also carry many UNLV & SDSU basketball games coming up, and hopefully they will also be in the clear.

The channel did carry the Wyoming-UNLV football game Saturday in the clear for Sports Pack subs outside SoCal. It will also carry many UNLV & SDSU basketball games coming up, and hopefully they will also be in the clear.

Still weak. Where are even the scores of other nba games? It looks like an in house (meaning at the arena) channel.

Still weak. Where are even the scores of other nba games? It looks like an in house (meaning at the arena) channel.

I'm seeing NBA scores (from last night right now) regularly cycling through on the bottom line ticker.

But anyway you are right, more content needs to be added. Only so much extra programming you can build around a single team to fill a 24/7 RSN broadcast schedule I suppose.

However, as 30+ year die-hard Lakers fan, what I really wanted from this channel was just access to the Lakers games which TWC SN has exclusive rights to. Not so much for all the extra programming stuff.

I'm seeing NBA scores (from last night right now) regularly cycling through on the bottom line ticker.

But anyway you are right, more content needs to be added. Only so much extra programming you can build around a single team to fill a 24/7 RSN broadcast schedule I suppose.

However, as 30+ year die-hard Lakers fan, what I really wanted from this channel was just access to the Lakers games which TWC SN has exclusive rights to. Not so much for all the extra programming stuff.

I mean other than a ticker. Come on. Game highlights. Discussion. They might as well turn the channel off 20 hours a day.

Yes. He basically has been an assistant coach at all levels. His closest link (if you can even call it that) to the Lakers is that he was an assistant coach with USC.

He seems to be trying so hard to win the hearts of the southland fans by praising everything and anything about the Lakers, considering he is a "newcomer" to the organization. I would actually prefer the hear criticisms, when they are justified. Even the great Chick Hearn (the biggest Laker supporter of them all) would let us know his displeasure and frustration with the team when they were playing poorly. He wasn't nice about it, either.

Anyhow, getting back to Dave Miller, all other analysts on the TWCSN show have some kind of connection to the Lakers. (Former players, beat writers for the team, former FSN West or local news talent, etc.) I can't figure out why TWCSN chose to go with Miller.

and they keep pushing this nickname "coach"..? I barely found out who the guy is!

They had a Mountain West football game on yesterday. Most RSNs are junk 20 hours a day, TWCSN is hardly the exception.

Okay. 24 hours a day except the day the Lakers are on then 22.

You aren't getting what I'm saying. They cover NOTHING except their own programming. My TWO RSNs here show highlights of other games. Discuss things they don't actually carry. Local and national sports. TWC discusses their own reality shows more than even dissecting any games including their own.

You aren't getting what I'm saying. They cover NOTHING except their own programming. My TWO RSNs here show highlights of other games. Discuss things they don't actually carry. Local and national sports. TWC discusses their own reality shows more than even dissecting any games including their own.

Junk TV.

What you are saying isn't true. South Dakota at Gonzaga live basketball on right now. Rockets at Lakers at 9:30 ET. College football yesterday.

Most RSNs are junk to most people 90% of the time. Fox Sports Detroit is most of the time Fox Sports "syndicated" junk like Poker, Premier League highlights, Paid Programming, extreme sports highlights, car shows, hunting shows, and numerous Fox Sports RSN national games I couldn't care any less about.

The freakin channel is an infomercial. You don't get at all. It is 100% infomercial for its couple of hours of live programming a week.

I see nothing wrong with that, though. It is the "Lakers" channel after all. (Okay, so Sparks and Galaxy, too)

But anyhow, if one wanted to see some discussion about other teams or other sports, one could always tune to ESPN or NBA TV.

This is a specialty channel so why not show Lakers all day long, even if they are mostly repeats?

Personally, I do enjoy the behind-the-scenes coverage that they offer: Backstage Lakers, Laker Girls, Connected With..., etc. along with the extended pre-game and post-game coverage with #Lakeshow and Access SportsNet: Lakers.